Alumni Mentor Students as They Prepare to Launch Their Careers
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s alumni mentor program matches current students with alumni offering guidance and recommendations about potential career pathways.
Our MA in International Policy and Development and our online MPA in Sustainability, have replaced the in-person MPA.
While we no longer enroll students in this program, we continue to offer our popular in-person MA in International Policy and Development. This is a great option for prospective students considering the MPA in Social Change as there are many overlapping courses and faculty members, and our graduates have similar career outcomes.
If you need more flexibility, we also offer an online MPA in Sustainability, which allows you to study part-time on an asynchronous schedule and continue to work.
Our large and influential alumni network in California, Washington, D.C., and other centers of local and global development is eager to help you prepare for your next steps. Our Middlebury in DC office provides the entire Middlebury community with a wealth of resources. Furthermore, our annual Career Exploration Week in the nation’s capital gives you facilitated and direct access to D.C.-based employers and our alumni who help us to plan the event.
Our graduates are often hired before they complete their program, leveraging real-world projects from their classes, internships, and practica to showcase their relevant professional experience. They are thriving in careers at organizations like the United Nations, Catholic Relief Services, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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While other graduate schools rely on teaching assistants, our students have direct access to our faculty, who combine academic expertise with years of professional experience in major international organizations, including UNCHR (the UN Refugee Agency), USAID, the World Bank, and the U.S. State Department.
Your professors are committed to your success and, together with your career advisor, will become your mentors and colleagues throughout your career.
You can earn your degree in 12 consecutive months, 16 months (three semesters with a summer break), or over four semesters:
You only need to finalize a decision on which path to pursue after you have enrolled—your career and academic advisor will help you make this choice.
Your final semester practicum can be completed remotely allowing you to transition to your preferred location before you graduate and gain professional experience in a context that closely aligns with your career goals.
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s alumni mentor program matches current students with alumni offering guidance and recommendations about potential career pathways.
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Almost 70 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from South Korea to Washington D.C to New York City.
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Two Middlebury Institute students recently travelled to Germany and Belgium to the attend the Digital Political Education and Transatlantic Relationships Conference. They attended workshops, visited museums, participated in a cultural exchange with German students, visited the European Parliament, and met with lawmakers.
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